Last Thursday, I watched a very riveting documentary. Actually it was basically a filmed version of the PowerPoint lecture by an environmental advocate called Al Gore - the person who almost became the President of the USA. The film, directed by Davis Guggenheim, is poignantly called “An Inconvenient Truth”.
Gore impresses as an impassioned speaker with a mission, making a convincing argument for common sense and ethical intervention in reversing the harmful effects of global warming through personal and political accountability. “An Inconvenient Truth” makes the compelling case that global warming is real, man-made, and its effects will be catastrophic if we don’t act now.
Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way. We see animations of ancient glaciers that have retreated entirely over the last hundred years, and the disintegration of today’s glaciers, literally before our eyes… disappearing rivers, disappearing species, disappearing rainforests, disappearing land… Hard facts from peer-reviewed scientific journals that deflate the humbuggery of oil-company-supported PR “think tanks” about “natural cycles”.
Gore insists that global warming is not a political issue at all… it is "a moral issue." He shows that the choice between economical and ecological well-being is a false dilemma. For those following climate sciences -- not climate propaganda -- little that Gore says will be news, but he puts it all together in such a devastating way that the impact is enormous. While the mainstream press may continue to insist that there is no scientific consensus on global warming, presenters like Gore and filmmakers like Guggenheim have shown the way to present the truth in all its dimensions.
An Inconvenient Truth accomplishes what all great films should: it leaves the viewer shaken, involved and inspired. However, it is not a depressing film. Though his forecast is scary, Gore does not leave us in despair. And that is the real truth… we can save our world… by embracing some inconveniences… by searching for alternatives… by developing new dimensions in attitudes and approaches towards our mother Earth!
the debate between economy and ecology is not about intellectual interactions…
“develop new dimensions” to initiate consciousness and appropriate actions…
Regards
Pravin
Gore impresses as an impassioned speaker with a mission, making a convincing argument for common sense and ethical intervention in reversing the harmful effects of global warming through personal and political accountability. “An Inconvenient Truth” makes the compelling case that global warming is real, man-made, and its effects will be catastrophic if we don’t act now.
Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way. We see animations of ancient glaciers that have retreated entirely over the last hundred years, and the disintegration of today’s glaciers, literally before our eyes… disappearing rivers, disappearing species, disappearing rainforests, disappearing land… Hard facts from peer-reviewed scientific journals that deflate the humbuggery of oil-company-supported PR “think tanks” about “natural cycles”.
Gore insists that global warming is not a political issue at all… it is "a moral issue." He shows that the choice between economical and ecological well-being is a false dilemma. For those following climate sciences -- not climate propaganda -- little that Gore says will be news, but he puts it all together in such a devastating way that the impact is enormous. While the mainstream press may continue to insist that there is no scientific consensus on global warming, presenters like Gore and filmmakers like Guggenheim have shown the way to present the truth in all its dimensions.
An Inconvenient Truth accomplishes what all great films should: it leaves the viewer shaken, involved and inspired. However, it is not a depressing film. Though his forecast is scary, Gore does not leave us in despair. And that is the real truth… we can save our world… by embracing some inconveniences… by searching for alternatives… by developing new dimensions in attitudes and approaches towards our mother Earth!
the debate between economy and ecology is not about intellectual interactions…
“develop new dimensions” to initiate consciousness and appropriate actions…
Regards
Pravin
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